Informing the Legislature that on July 1, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB2457 HD2 SD1 CD1 (ACT 131).

This bill directs the newly created Department of Law Enforcement in Hawaii to pursue full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., expanding the requirement to cover all divisions within the department rather than just the sheriff division. To support this goal, the legislation establishes new coordinator positions within the department that are exempt from standard civil service rules to ensure the agency maintains high standards and meets accreditation criteria. The law also reinforces the mandate that all officers trained at the department's statewide training center must adhere to the standards set by the state's law enforcement standards board.